Around life’s corner
Failure’s waiting train
Our very fiber
Split open with pain
Chasing newest dreams
Success sometimes waits
Failure comes knocking
What will be life’s fate?
Unavoidable
Failure hitting hard
Inevitable
Drawing life’s harsh card
Fear of failure breathes
Spreading, holds us back
Life fogging over
Success now off track
Vulnerable vibes
Feeling passed over
Alone in darkness
Where’s life’s sweet clover?
Lessons from failure
Past trials teach us
Embrace them and learn
Ride fortitude’s bus
With renewed purpose
Learn while improving
Plus motivation
Success now moving
From the words of American writer, Meg Dowell: “Failure will teach you to be vulnerable. Failure will show you what it means to chase a dream. More importantly, your past failures will change the way you value your successes.”
Big Sky Buckeye 
Your poem about lessons from failure hit a home run! Thanks for sharing this insightful writing! 🌟
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We learn from failures, mistakes, wrong choices, trials. Great poem . Thank you
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I was thinking the same. 🤍
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Indeed we do! Lessons learned from today’s failures sow seeds for tomorrow’s success.
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I like that! Well said
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Beautiful Richard.
The only time we really fail is when we refuse to get up once again
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Ashok, I like this thought. When we get up off of the mat, we are one step closer to eventual success.
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May we learn from our failures
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So true! Today’s failures sow the seeds for tomorrow’s success.
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Love how you said it!
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well said, Richard. I think the key to failure is making sure you learn from it…
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Great point Jim! Your teaching experience has applied some excellent logic.
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